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What yoga can do for you ... Yoga is ancient health-art developed and perfected over the centuries by the Sages and Wise Men of anchient India. Yoga is not a religion, a metaphysical doctrine, or a philosophy . It is not magical mysticism, although the amazing improvements it can make in your health, your appearance and your youthfulness may often seem magical, even miraculous.
Yoga can take years off your face and years from your body and add years to your life . You want a full life. You want to feel well ?. You want energy, vitality, staying power ?. All these can be yours.
The Ashtanga series of yoga applies age-old secrets to everyday life at the modern tempo. Your six day course will teach you how only a few minutes of practical application of each posture each day can restore your lost youth.... put new zest into your undertakings.... and enable you to enjoy to the full a sense of health, energy and creative living which will make all the difference to your future happiness. By synchronising movement with breathing and practising special postures, ashtanga, it is claimed, produces an intense internal heat which purifies muscles, organs and nervous system,expelling toxins.
The Yoga taught at Ibiza Yoga is Ashtanga based and when practised helps to maintain balance, flexibility and strength in both the body and mind. The organs are improved by increasing the blood circulation through inverted postures and dynamic movement. Nerve endings are stimulated in parts of the body that are often ignored, such as the feet. Detoxification is a by product. It is the fastest growing style of yoga now being practised and publicised by many celebrities and business men and women for its remarkable benefits. Having been redeveloped into a sequence of postures in the 1930's by Sri K Patabi Jois its origins date back thousands of years having been discovered as Sanskrit writings found on leaves.
There are three groups of sequences in the Ashtanga System. The primary series which detoxifies and aligns the body. The intermediate / second series system puriefies the nervous system by opening and clearing the energy channels and the advanced series integrates the strength and grace of the entire practice. The majority of students that attend our retreats are learning the first series but when a teacher recognises that a student is ready to go into the intermediate /second series they are instructed accordingly.
Daily three-hour classes are held upon our wood sprung roof top studios shaded by tolde sols and with far reaching pine clad mountain views from Villa Roca . Villa Palmas has views of its own swimming pool, Benirras bay and the Mediterraean sea beyond. Villa Rocas space now holds up to 30 students and so does Villa Palmas .
Level One . The Beginners level is for those who are new to yoga or for those with some experience but seeking a more gentle practice, this level concentrates on the foundations and practice of the Ashtanga Primary Series. Some teachers include breathing and meditation techniques to improve your physical and mental well-being and increase strength and suppleness.
Level Two . The general/intermediate level introduces more challenging asanas, sun salutations and explores a deeper practice . For this course a knowledge of the Primary Series is helpful or some experience of other yoga practices.
Level One and Two Combined. The mixed level is a combination of the both beginners and general.
There are a multitude of benefits to be had from attending a yoga retreat, such as weight-loss, improved fitness, stress relief and a heightened sense of wellbeing. So why not join us to develope and maintain your body strength ?
At Ibiza Yoga we place great importance on individual development, and our experienced teachers ensure that yoga is practiced safely, effectively and relative to each student's needs.
Mats provided . Blocks and belts are available although not usually used in the practice of Ashtanga yoga.
Daily/Weekly Mind/Body Fitness Schedule:
Saturday - arrival and 'settle in' day
Sunday - Yoga at 4pm to 7pm evening meal & beach drummers (drummers from May to September only)
Monday - 9.00am to Noon Yoga
Tuesday - 9.00am to Noon Yoga
Wednesday - 9.00am to Noon Yoga option to go to Bambudda Grove Restaurant and Club (night out May to October only)
Thursday - 'lie in' 4pm to 7pm Yoga & evening meal
Friday yoga - 9.00am to Noon Yoga
Saturday - leaving day - check out by 10am
To read more about our teachers please follow this link to our teachers page.
Daily our cook will prepare and serve on our out door terrace a vegetarian buffet (daily except arrival & departure day Saturday). This usually includes includes rice, pasta ,vegetables and salad. Fresh fruit, yoghurt, cereals, teas and juice are available through out the day. The rest of the afternoon and evening is yours to enjoy as you wish! Our aim is to provide yoga courses in a relaxing and homely environment, while enabling our guests the freedom to enjoy all that's on offer in Ibiza.
Each course runs from Sunday to Friday. Arrival and departure day is Saturday.
A note on yoga and to quote Danny Paradise
"Yoga is an approach to spirituality using ancient means of accessing vitality, building the immune system, strengthening and healing the nervous system, centering, elimination of stress and purifying. It allows the practitioners to become their own authority for their personal evolution and for understanding the sacred nature of existence"
IY likes this observation on yoga :-
Dabbling with yoga has made me realise that stretching muscles and flexing joints complements more strenuous exercises. It also dawned on me just how few postures we adopt in everyday life. Most of us sit a lot ; walk or run a bit; lie down, that's about it ! It is like having the ability to see all colours but only ever seeing shades of yellow. We have the muscles to adopt all these postures but we do not use them and many of these muscles deteriorate. Circuit training and working out in the gym are good but they miss the lazy, idle , neglected muscles and joints that a bit of yoga tempt back into life.
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